Diana Córdova Roca
About Me
A walking paradox, learning to love deeper and challenge perspectives
Diana Córdova Roca
A walking paradox, learning to love deeper and challenge perspectives
¿Con Qué Cara?
In Spanish, the phrase "¿Con Qué Cara?" literally translates to "With what face?" But, idiomatically, it means having the nerve, audacity, or shamelessness to do something. It is used to question how someone can face others after a specific action, often translated as "how could they..."
…Which is pertinent to me, because of who I am as a person.
The truth is, I am a walking paradox. A deeply logical thinker, yet hopelessly optimistic and romantic; incredibly free spirited and wild, yet conservative and moralistic to my core; evidence-seeking and objective-fact-finder, yet faith-driven and completely Christ-centered; spontaneous and impulsive, yet strategic and intentional about each step I take; high-energy and a lover of new people, experiences, and places, and still longing for the familiar, the quiet, and the serenity of stillness and solitude.
"I have learned to own and treasure each facet of who I am with love and appreciation for everything that makes my life rich and colorful."
— Diana Córdova Roca
Beautiful Tension
For a lot of my life, I felt like this was something that required fixing, feeling like I had to fit into a box to be reasonable, mature and credible. Now, I just don't. I can't. I understand that in the opposing forces that guide my way of being, there is a beautiful tension that creates balance.
I now honor the dichotomies within me, and am grateful for the unique perspective I have been given. I thank God each day for the depth of insight into the human condition that this array of experiences have gifted me. And that is what I want to shamelessly share with you. In true Diana tradition, (pronounced Dee-ah-nah, by the way), with a flare of drama and humor.
I know what it's like to be an outsider and an insider, higher and lower class, fat and fit, a minority and a majority, a national and an immigrant, smart and stupid. ;) I know what it's like to feel deep love and deep rejection, great gains and devastating losses, to think you have everything figured out, and then be completely lost.
The Mission
I know how it feels like to start over, to look around and realize that the work never ends, and yet, find a true sense of culmination and wholeness in the fact that we each have a place in this world and in the life of those who surround us.
So yes, I want to challenge you to think about things from, perhaps, perspectives you have yet to consider. And yes, some of them come from my life's work as a social scientist, while others sprung from observational curiosity without much academic rigor, if any.
But really, more than anything, I just want to challenge you to love deeper, better, and in healthier ways than you might have known on your own. As we all learn together how to co-exist, get rid of old ways of rigid thinking, to grow, and to cherish each day as it comes.
And if you ask, "¿Con Qué Cara?" Is this girl saying this coming out of a divorce?… Well, with this one, the only one I have. :)
Professional Background
Diana is a Bolivian-American communication professional, and interpersonal researcher whose work focuses on strengthening relationships with the self, others, and on individual and collective environments.
Her academic background includes dual degrees in Global Affairs and Communication from George Mason University, a Masters Degree in Interpersonal Communication from Texas A&M University Corpus Christi, and a sprinkle of a PhD in Public Policy, to be continued, but perhaps with a different flavor.
An entrepreneur at heart, avid world-traveler, and a polyglot wannabe, she has studied languages, people and culture for most of her life. Diana has been a true nomad, having lived in every corner of the U.S. and multiple countries around the world. She is currently based out of the DC metropolitan area, where she eagerly awaits for her next adventure.
As a former beauty queen, and forever lover of the stage, Diana studied acting at the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco, California. Her passion as a public speaker, writer, and night-time poet, inspired her to venture into podcasting in hopes some thoughts might help bridge the gap between theory and practice.